Seabird Die-Off Reporting
During May, seabirds, primarily murres, have been washing up on beaches at Saint Lawrence Island, Shishmaref, and Eastern Norton Sound. Some of these seabirds [...]
Reporting Vessel Activity and Oil Spill in the Bering Strait
As a result of conversation held during the Bering Strait Rural Resiliency Workshop, village member participants wanted access to information about ship traffic and [...]
NEW Friday Artisan Market This Summer!
Kawerak is excited to host a pilot project...a weekly ARTISAN MARKET! The market will be hosted on Fridays in Nome's Anvil City Square and feature local [...]
Profit Ranks High on Bering Strait’s Lemonade Day
Lemonade Day 2018 hit the Bering Strait Region with full force! With over 300 participants region wide, budding entrepreneurs all across the region opened [...]
Walking Together, Walking for Life
Residents in Nome walked together in unity under sunny skies for the Annual Walk for Life on Friday June 9, hosted by Kawerak Wellness. [...]
PRESS RELEASE: International Maritime Organization Approves Routing Measures and Areas To Be Avoided in the Bering Sea and Bering Strait
KAWERAK INC PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • May 25, 2018 Contact: Austin Ahmasuk, Marine Advocate • (907) 443-4368 • aahmasuk@kawerak.org International Maritime Organization [...]
Prepping the Next Generation of Business Leaders
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon in mid-May, dozens of Nome’s next generation of business leaders took time out of their day off from school [...]
Young Artist Earns Design on Katirvik Cultural Center Shirts
The first Katirvik Cultural Center t-shirt design competition could not have been more of a success! We were grateful for the many talented artists [...]
Tribal Gathering
On April 16, 2018 children, families, tribal ICWA workers, and State OCS workers came together in honor of the tribal youth in the foster [...]
Head Start Kids All Smiles AND Dance Back at School
May 17th was a joyful day for Nome Head Start, so joyful in fact that teacher Janet Balice and the kiddos in the Blueberry [...]